Everything I had Hoped and Dreamed

 We've had 16 rockets in Rehovot since Tuesday night. Conveniently, some of those have been within 10 minutes of each other, so we've had to go to the shelter fewer than 16 times. 

Maybe I'll write about it later, but let's just say I'm tired. The two big boys have been sleeping in the shelter since Wednesday night, so at least they aren't waking up in the middle of the night. But there's not room in there for all 5 of us to lay down, so Husbinator and I are still sleeping in our room and rushing down with the baby when the sirens wake us up. Husbinator says it's like having a newborn, but less cute.

ANYWAY, due to the whole rocket thing, the kids have been off of school since Tuesday. This means, among other things, that they did not have a chance to make the traditional pre-Shavuot School-Style Cheesecake. 

 I have a terrific no-bake chocolate cheesecake recipe that I love, but BSM rightly wants the type of cheesecake that he's had every year since he was 2 years old. All I know about this recipe is that (1) it must be easy enough for preschool kids to make, (2) it's no-bake, and (3) BSM says it has leben (like plain yogurt) and sugar.

So I Googled and Googled, but everything I found required either baking or whipping (or both). I asked the Israeli mothers on the group chat for FF's gan, and someone sent me something close, but it just called for so many ingredients. And a whisk.

Knowing there must be something easier, I posted on the local Anglo women's chat, and I struck gold! In addition to another recipe that calls for whipping so e cream I got two similar recipes from two different women: just mix together some gvina levana, some vanilla pudding mix, and, depending on the recipe, either some milk or some unwhipped whipping cream. Then, put it on top of either whole or crushed tea biscuits, and top with crushed tea biscuits. Done. 

This morning, I went out to the makolet with the boys, and we bought gvina levana. We came home, and the boys made each made a cheesecake with minimal help. YC tasted the filling and approves. Success!

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The Recipe

2-3 T milk

30-40 g vanilla pudding mix

250g gvinah levanah

6-8 tea biscuits, depending how many crumb layers the kid wants, and how many crumbs he spills on the floor.

Pour milk in bowl.

Add pudding mix and stir until dissolved.

Dump in gvina levana and mix.

Layer with crumbs (or whole biscuits) as desired.